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'''Scott Sonnon''' is a [[martial art]] expert and [[fitness coach]],<ref name="rmaxinternational.com">[http://www.rmaxinternational.com/images/USTEAMinvitation.jpg US Martial Arts Team Acceptance Letter]</ref>, and [[wellness]] speaker.<ref name=asf001>{{cite web |title= Relieve Joint Pain and Restore Joint Mobility |work= The Arnold Sports Festival |url=http://www.arnoldsportsfestival.com/h_active_aging.asp?sl=1&m=activeaging#sonnon|accessdate=2008-03-26}}</ref> who has worked with movie stars such as [[Peta Wilson]]<ref>[http://www.petawilson.info/lang-en/news/93-peta-gets-ready-for-roles-with-help-of-scott-sonnon PetaWilson.info "Peta Gets Ready for Roles With Help of Scott Sonnon"]</ref> and [[Donna Karan]]<ref>[http://www.evliving.com/2008/11/23/1760/free-to-move-scott-sonnon EvLiving.com "Free to Move"]</ref> as well as [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]] [[mixed martial arts]] fighters such as [[Alberto Crane]], [[Jorge Rivera (fighter)|Jorge Rivera]], [[Andrei Arlovski]], and [[Elvis Sinosic]]. His fitness system, Circular Strength Training, has been adopted by elements of the United States Army.<ref>[http://www.ultimategrapplingmag.com/content/view/282/56 UltimateGrapplingMag.com article]{{Dead link|date=July 2010}}</ref> He is also a published author, a public speaker <ref name=IYCA001>{{cite web |title= International Youth Conditioning Association Biography of Scott Sonnon |work= IYCA.org |url=http://www.iyca.org/scott-sonnon-c57.html |accessdate=2008-03-26}}{{Dead link|date=April 2010}}</ref><ref name=MENSA>{{cite web |url=http://www.ag2009.us.mensa.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Playlist&Template=/customsource/ag2009/program_public.cfm |title=American Mensa AG 2009 Program Listing}}</ref>, and an advocate in the fight against childhood obesity.<ref name=IYCA>{{cite web |title= Scott Sonnon Advisory Position |work= International Youth Conditioning Association |url= http://www.iyca.org/scott-sonnon-c57.html |accessdate=2007-12-11}}{{Dead link|date=April 2010}}</ref>
'''Scott Sonnon''' is a [[martial art]] expert and [[fitness coach]],<ref name="rmaxinternational.com">[http://www.rmaxinternational.com/images/USTEAMinvitation.jpg US Martial Arts Team Acceptance Letter]</ref>, and [[wellness]] speaker.<ref name=asf001>{{cite web |title= Relieve Joint Pain and Restore Joint Mobility |work= The Arnold Sports Festival |url=http://www.arnoldsportsfestival.com/h_active_aging.asp?sl=1&m=activeaging#sonnon|accessdate=2008-03-26}}{{Dead link}}</ref> who has worked with movie stars such as [[Peta Wilson]]<ref>[http://www.petawilson.info/lang-en/news/93-peta-gets-ready-for-roles-with-help-of-scott-sonnon PetaWilson.info "Peta Gets Ready for Roles With Help of Scott Sonnon"]</ref> and [[Donna Karan]]<ref>[http://www.evliving.com/2008/11/23/1760/free-to-move-scott-sonnon EvLiving.com "Free to Move"]</ref> as well as [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]] [[mixed martial arts]] fighters such as [[Alberto Crane]], [[Jorge Rivera (fighter)|Jorge Rivera]], [[Andrei Arlovski]], and [[Elvis Sinosic]]. His fitness system, Circular Strength Training, has been adopted by elements of the United States Army.<ref>[http://www.ultimategrapplingmag.com/content/view/282/56 UltimateGrapplingMag.com article]{{Dead link|date=July 2010}}</ref> He is also a published author, a public speaker <ref name=IYCA001>{{cite web |title= International Youth Conditioning Association Biography of Scott Sonnon |work= IYCA.org |url=http://www.iyca.org/scott-sonnon-c57.html |accessdate=2008-03-26}}{{Dead link|date=April 2010}}</ref><ref name=MENSA>{{cite web |url=http://www.ag2009.us.mensa.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Playlist&Template=/customsource/ag2009/program_public.cfm |title=American Mensa AG 2009 Program Listing}}</ref>, and an advocate in the fight against childhood obesity.<ref name=IYCA>{{cite web |title= Scott Sonnon Advisory Position |work= International Youth Conditioning Association |url= http://www.iyca.org/scott-sonnon-c57.html |accessdate=2007-12-11}}{{Dead link|date=April 2010}}</ref>


==Training==
==Training==
Sonnon is credited as having reintroduced [[Indian club]]s in the form of '''clubbells''' to strength training.<ref name="girevik">{{cite web |last=Haas |first=Tyler |title=Exclusive Interview with Scott Sonnon |work=Girevik Magazine Online |url= http://www.powerathletesmag.com/archives/Girevik/Second/interviewsonnon.htm |accessdate=2007-11-02}}</ref> By 2007 he had been inducted into three [[halls of fame]]: the [[National Fitness Hall of Fame]]<ref name="nfhof001">{{cite web |title=Scott Sonnon Bio |work= The National Fitness Hall of Fame & Museum |url= http://www.nationalfitnessorganization.com/sonnonscott.html |accessdate=2007-11-02}}</ref>, the [[International Martial Arts Hall of Fame]]<ref>[http://bushido.org/hof/awards01.html Bushido.org Hall of Fame Awards]</ref> and the [[Personal Trainer Hall of Fame]]<ref name="pertrainhof">{{cite web |title= Scott Sonnon Personal Trainer of the Year |work= Personal Trainer Hall of Fame |url= http://www.personaltrainerhalloffame.com/member_profile.php?uid=518&value=1|accessdate=2007-12-07}}</ref>, and is known to the [[Sambo (martial art)|Sambo]] and [[Russian martial arts]] communities.<ref name="mart001">{{cite news |last=Elmore |first=Phil |title=Coach Sonnon and Softwork |work= The Martialist |issue=Issue 3.09}}</ref>
Sonnon is credited as having reintroduced [[Indian club]]s in the form of '''clubbells''' to strength training.<ref name="girevik">{{cite web |last=Haas |first=Tyler |title=Exclusive Interview with Scott Sonnon |work=Girevik Magazine Online |url= http://www.powerathletesmag.com/archives/Girevik/Second/interviewsonnon.htm |accessdate=2007-11-02}}</ref> By 2007 he had been inducted into three [[halls of fame]]: the [[National Fitness Hall of Fame]],<ref name="nfhof001">{{cite web |title=Scott Sonnon Bio |work= The National Fitness Hall of Fame & Museum |url= http://www.nationalfitnessorganization.com/sonnonscott.html |accessdate=2007-11-02}}{{Dead link}}</ref> the [[International Martial Arts Hall of Fame]]<ref>[http://bushido.org/hof/awards01.html Bushido.org Hall of Fame Awards]</ref> and the [[Personal Trainer Hall of Fame]]<ref name="pertrainhof">{{cite web |title= Scott Sonnon Personal Trainer of the Year |work= Personal Trainer Hall of Fame |url= http://www.personaltrainerhalloffame.com/member_profile.php?uid=518&value=1|accessdate=2007-12-07}}</ref>, and is known to the [[Sambo (martial art)|Sambo]] and [[Russian martial arts]] communities.<ref name="mart001">{{cite news |last=Elmore |first=Phil |title=Coach Sonnon and Softwork |work= The Martialist |issue=Issue 3.09}}</ref>


He is known in the Sambo and MMA community for innovating a "lower-half positional fighting approach"<ref>[http://www.centurymartialarts.com/Product/sambo_for_mma.aspx Century Martial Arts: Sambo for MMA]</ref> derived from Sambo and applied to mixed martial arts and submission fighting competitions which he calls the "saddle" positions.<ref>[http://www.paladin-press.com/product/1016/16 Paladin-Press]</ref>
He is known in the Sambo and MMA community for innovating a "lower-half positional fighting approach"<ref>[http://www.centurymartialarts.com/Product/sambo_for_mma.aspx Century Martial Arts: Sambo for MMA]</ref> derived from Sambo and applied to mixed martial arts and submission fighting competitions which he calls the "saddle" positions.<ref>[http://www.paladin-press.com/product/1016/16 Paladin-Press]</ref>

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Scott Sonnon
BornOctober 11, 1969
Hershey Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Occupationmartial artist

Scott Sonnon is a martial art expert and fitness coach,[1], and wellness speaker.[2] who has worked with movie stars such as Peta Wilson[3] and Donna Karan[4] as well as Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts fighters such as Alberto Crane, Jorge Rivera, Andrei Arlovski, and Elvis Sinosic. His fitness system, Circular Strength Training, has been adopted by elements of the United States Army.[5] He is also a published author, a public speaker [6][7], and an advocate in the fight against childhood obesity.[8]

Training

Sonnon is credited as having reintroduced Indian clubs in the form of clubbells to strength training.[9] By 2007 he had been inducted into three halls of fame: the National Fitness Hall of Fame,[10] the International Martial Arts Hall of Fame[11] and the Personal Trainer Hall of Fame[12], and is known to the Sambo and Russian martial arts communities.[13]

He is known in the Sambo and MMA community for innovating a "lower-half positional fighting approach"[14] derived from Sambo and applied to mixed martial arts and submission fighting competitions which he calls the "saddle" positions.[15]

Career highlights

Bibliography

  • RMAX Magazine (2003–2008) ISSN 1555-7723
  • Mastering Sambo for Mixed Martial Arts (2008) ISBN 978-1-58160-686-7
  • Free to Move: The Intu-Flow Longevity System (2008) ISBN 978-0-9794275-6-5
  • Prasara Yoga: Flow Beyond Thought (2007) ISBN 978-0-9794275-4-1
  • The Big Book of Clubbell Training (2006) ISBN 978-0976356066
  • Clubbell Training for Circular Strength: An Ancient Tool for the Modern Athlete (2003) ISBN 978-0971794924
  • Body-Flow: Freedom from Fear-Reactivity (2003) ISBN 978-0971794931

Pop culture

Star Wars: The Cestus Deception was dedicated to Scott Sonnon by its author Steven Barnes, who lists Sonnon's teachings as the inspiration for the creation of the "Jedi Martial Art" training. Sonnon is also given a character honorarium in the story: "Skot OnSon."

Early life

Sonnon was born in 1969, in Pennsylvania, USA. His family emigrated to the United States two generations before him from the town of Sonnon, district of Passau, Bavaria, Germany. He overcame being legally blind due to myopia and Thygeson's disease, spending his youth in pain with Osteochondrosis and obesity, and suffering learning disabilities such as dyslexia.[6] Sonnon is a member of Mensa International and has been a keynote speaker for the High IQ organization.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b US Martial Arts Team Acceptance Letter
  2. ^ "Relieve Joint Pain and Restore Joint Mobility". The Arnold Sports Festival. Retrieved 2008-03-26.[dead link]
  3. ^ PetaWilson.info "Peta Gets Ready for Roles With Help of Scott Sonnon"
  4. ^ EvLiving.com "Free to Move"
  5. ^ UltimateGrapplingMag.com article[dead link]
  6. ^ a b "International Youth Conditioning Association Biography of Scott Sonnon". IYCA.org. Retrieved 2008-03-26.[dead link]
  7. ^ a b c "American Mensa AG 2009 Program Listing".
  8. ^ a b "Scott Sonnon Advisory Position". International Youth Conditioning Association. Retrieved 2007-12-11.[dead link]
  9. ^ Haas, Tyler. "Exclusive Interview with Scott Sonnon". Girevik Magazine Online. Retrieved 2007-11-02.
  10. ^ a b c d e "Scott Sonnon Bio". The National Fitness Hall of Fame & Museum. Retrieved 2007-11-02.[dead link]
  11. ^ Bushido.org Hall of Fame Awards
  12. ^ a b "Scott Sonnon Personal Trainer of the Year". Personal Trainer Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2007-12-07.
  13. ^ Elmore, Phil. "Coach Sonnon and Softwork". The Martialist. No. Issue 3.09. {{cite news}}: |issue= has extra text (help)
  14. ^ Century Martial Arts: Sambo for MMA
  15. ^ Paladin-Press
  16. ^ a b c d "Martial Arts Biographies - Scott Sonnon". USA DOJOS MARTIAL ARTS BIOGRAPHIES. Retrieved 2007-11-02.
  17. ^ About Coach Sonnon, Retrieved on 2008-10-13 [dead link]
  18. ^ Bushido Hall of Fame Award
  19. ^ "Clubbell Patent Scott Sonnon". United States Patent and Trademark Office. Retrieved 2007-11-03.
  20. ^ American Kettlebell Club blog
  21. ^ Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic Official Website
  22. ^ IKSA Official Website[dead link]
  23. ^ CPTN 2009 Conference Website
  24. ^ a b USADOJO Board of Advisors Official Website
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